2. One woman who worked for the company profiled in this article described her work process: "For a 50-word review, she said she could find “enough information on the
Internet so that I didn’t need to read anything, really.” For a
300-word review, she said, “I spent about 15 minutes reading the book.”
She wrote three of each every week as well as press releases. In a few
months, she earned $12,500."

Reading this article suggests that readers should be particularly leery of books that have large numbers of 5 star reviews, since those are the most popular purchases. I have to wonder if some day we'll be seeing writers announcing, "I am a 3 star writer, and I'm proud!" Or at least "I'm honest!" or "I'm not out a lot of money!"

About Me

I'm the author of eight books for children and young adults, all published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. I've republished Saving the Planet & Stuff as an eBook. Now I have experience wading in both the traditional and self-publishing pools. My essays have been published at The Millions and Literary Mama, and my short stories at Alimentum and Cricket. I have been blogging at Original Content for eleven years.